Riverdale Jewish Center

As both a synagogue and charter school, the Atmosphere Academy/Riverdale Jewish center is a story about sharing.  The building, built in the 1950’s and significantly enlarged in the 1990’s, includes numerous public spaces and a classroom wing.  The weekdays are dominated by the school, whose eighth grade uses most of the building: gym, classrooms, multipurpose auditorium, and offices. On weekends the congregation takes over, filling the sanctuary and multipurpose auditorium along with other flex spaces for prayer, study, and communal gatherings.

 

Client: Riverdale Jewish Center
Location: Independence Ave, Bronx, NY
Category: Religious Buildings
Completion: 2023
Team: Michael Goldblum, Leyani Klever
Photography: Ashok Sinha

This street level interior boasts large windows that light up the marbled floor and wooden doors in the synagogue/charter school.
Three golden faucets stream water in a singular marble basin that has wood and gold accents underneath the countertop.
This interior room of the Riverdale Jewish Center features high ceilings, white marble flooring and a staircase bordered with gold that leads to two wooden double doors.
This interior lobby of the Riverdale Jewish Center has white marble floors that extend up the wall, a ramp next to a staircase for accessibility, and two sets of double doors.
The hallway in this synagogue and charter schools features a white marble staircase, windows that allow a view of the Bronx, New York, and a wooden accent wall.
A close-up of the rounded marbled white stairs featuring a golden trim with matching gold railings inside the Riverdale Jewish Center.
The slanted wood walls support a gold basin and faucet attached to a marble interior wall in the Riverdale Jewish Center.
This interior auditorium in the Riverdale Jewish center boasts high ceilings, extensive seating, and a balcony framed by a colorful stained glass window.
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